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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Zazen13 on July 20, 2005, 04:10:56 PM
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My kill total is about to go WAY up! TY HiTech! People were getting really, really adept at abusing the ditch model. Nothing more disgusting than to cleave the wings off a plane only to see the 400mph fuselage skip along the ground to a halt and the pilot ditch it denying a kill...
Zazen
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Did that really work? A couple of times I accidently "ditched" upside down in a tree. All was well till I exited to tower, then the person got credit for the kill.
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In all my times flying, never have I had someone get away with a ditch from me.
Then again, never have I gotten away with a ditch from someone else.
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Originally posted by Zazen13
My kill total is about to go WAY up! TY HiTech! People were getting really, really adept at abusing the ditch model. Nothing more disgusting than to cleave the wings off a plane only to see the 400mph fuselage skip along the ground to a halt and the pilot ditch it denying a kill...
Zazen
What do you mean "People were getting really, really adept at abusing the ditch model."???
That's a pretty dumb statement. Just sayin'.
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I've had people ditch successfully on me. It's rare but does happen.
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Originally posted by DipStick
What do you mean "People were getting really, really adept at abusing the ditch model."???
That's a pretty dumb statement. Just sayin'.
I mean, when they took some damage instead of fighting they'd quickly pancake and exit usually losing tail and/or both wings in the process at 300 mph+. Saw the same person do this 3 times one night.
Zazen
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O fk me I agree with zazan twice one day. i've got many films of
deaths me and others ditch nose down no wings and all thats left
is the cockpit
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Only had it once happen to me, Was in a hurri on the deck with a spit and zeke, when their buddy came slashing through the furbal hispano spraying. It knocked my tail off at 100ft and 200mph, I spun around arse backwards and prop up at 45 degrees. Came to almost a complete stop and gently landed. Of course I hit tower as fast as I could.
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I had a case with flyign JU-88 on a vulched field where I augered with it, bounced back up from the ground and awarded a kill to the nearest enemy.
Had too little speed, crashed and bounced again and boom another proxy kill for the enemy.
On third bounce I hit flaps and could continue flight untill the moment someone bounced me and sent me to tower.
Something fishy there.. :rolleyes:
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I lost a lot of kills to guys ditching. With the old version, it was possible to turnfight on the deck at 150-180mph, take off someone's wing at that speed, and then watch them fall 300-500 feet at 150mph... ditching inverted.
Based on last night's experience, that won't happen with any kind of frequency now.
-- Todd/Leviathn
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Originally posted by Pooh21
Of course I hit tower as fast as I could.
Some people around here would think that's cowardly, you should have have remained in the cockpit and allowed someone to finish you off instead of denying them their kill. :) :D :p
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Originally posted by BTW
Did that really work? A couple of times I accidently "ditched" upside down in a tree. All was well till I exited to tower, then the person got credit for the kill.
IIRC this depens on where you ditch. If you get a 'you have been captured', then the other pilot gets a kill credited ( if enemy base/CV is closer than own). If you get a 'ditched successfully' he shouldnt.
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It's a good change. I had one last night, chopped up a FW-190's tail, he ran like the dickens for his base. I followed but was falling behind quick. It was a long chase, over a sector. I wanted to see if he would slow to land or would try the high speed ditch on the runway.
He went into the base at 350+MPH and tried the runway slide for life.
It was very gratifying to see the BOOM.
Good work HTC.
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On the good side - landing without wheels still works (I are a dweeb) :)
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I lost a P47N last night landing at 300+ mph with wheels up on the runway. I was trying to land and get back up as soon as possible in a new plane. I guess I can't do that anymore.;)
I used to be able to do this fairly easily whenever I was in a hurry (not frequently).
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I belly land because of vulchers I can't now even in WW2 people belly landed lol(Damage) wtf are you supposed to do when you have 9 kills in p51 with one gear hehe. They ditch when close to friendly airfield you go close to one of yours you get kill.
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I went boom today after spending 10 minutes dragging a ki84 home with a pilot wound. Had about 200 speed and 50 ft of alt, pushed slightly down to belly land before the next blackout and boom.
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Originally posted by Siaf__csf
I went boom today after spending 10 minutes dragging a ki84 home with a pilot wound. Had about 200 speed and 50 ft of alt, pushed slightly down to belly land before the next blackout and boom.
Yup, shoulda left it the way it was. A belly landing is quick and fast and gets you out of the neme's sights in a hurry.
I also disagree with calling my landing a "ditch" if I'm not on the pavement. Any successful landing within the boundaries of the airfield should be a good one.
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Originally posted by Alky
Yup, shoulda left it the way it was. A belly landing is quick and fast and gets you out of the neme's sights in a hurry.
I also disagree with calling my landing a "ditch" if I'm not on the pavement. Any successful landing within the boundaries of the airfield should be a good one.
Naw, to many people abused it. You'd ping them up near their base, they'd run while you engaged another plane and quickly belly just to deny you a virtual kill. And I agree with you on the feild landing, but I'm pretty sure HT already stated in an older thread that it's like that to add another challange to the game. Don't quote me on that though.
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Ok super remember... ;)
I think you were drunk who knows though. I didn't run!
:eek: Super hoed me to deth:p
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Spits belly land easily under 150. I did note this in the TA. I tried to belly land a spit at 250. I set down smooth but it took off again as the prop broke, I slowed down to 120 and it exploded on the second, very soft, touch down.
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Baaahhhhh. It don't matter if they ditch or not, if you put them out of the fight, you win. Never cared either way, course I'm not in it for the glory.... just the fun.
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LOL, when I first read the title of this thread, I thought it was a typo.;)
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Hey i landed that hurri fair and square